Skip to main content
Home
  • Home
  • Cocoa Flavanol Advances
  • Health & Wellness
  • Our Approach
  • Publications
  • Media Center

Our Mission

It is the mission of the Mars
Center for Cocoa Health Science
to pioneer and share the data and
outcomes of leading scientific
research to help advance the
understanding of cocoa flavanols
and their potential health
benefits for the purpose of
improving human health.

 

Nature Neuroscience

Breakthrough study led by
scientists from Columbia
University Medical Center,
New York University, and
Mars, Incorporated shows
that consuming dietary cocoa
flavanols—naturally occurring
bioactives found in cocoa
—reversed age-related memory
decline in healthy older adults.

 

The Story of Cocoa Flavanols

Learn about the rich history of
cocoa science and the exciting future
role cocoa flavanols will play in
our everyday health. Watch the video.

 

 

 

1
2
3
Previous Pause Next


Published Research

Here you will find a searchable library of published scientific papers by Mars, Incorporated and our collaborators.

Read More
Cocoa Flavanols

Learn about the rich history of
cocoa science and the exciting future
role cocoa flavanols will play in
our everyday health. Watch the video.

Read More
Health & Wellness

Learn about flavanols and how these bioactives work within the body.

Read More
Tweets by @CocoaHealthSci

Show More

News And Press Releases

Nature Neuroscience article on how taking cocoa flavanols can reverse memory decline as we age.
October 26, 2014
Mars, Incorporated Encourages Young Researchers To Cross Disciplinary Boundaries And Help Address The Challenges Of Aging Research At Nobel Laureate Gathering
July 03, 2014
Largest Nutritional Intervention Trial of Cocoa Flavanols And Hearth Health To Be Launched
March 17, 2014
Mars, Incorporated Awarded AOAC International's 2013 Multi-Laboratory Study Of The Year Award For First-Of-Its-Kind Cocoa Flavanol Research
August 27, 2013
Mars, Incorporated Earns 2013 Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award
July 15, 2013
Recent Breakthroughs In Cocoa Flavanol Research Discussed By European Research Consortium And Expert Panel
January 24, 2013
First validated method for analyzing flavanols and procyanidins in cocoa products could help scientists and the industry in standardized reporting
August 30, 2012
Daily Cocoa Flavanol Consumption Shown To Improve Cognitive Function In Older Adults
August 13, 2012
  • Legal
  • Privacy
  • Ad Choice
  • Mars.com
©/™ Trademarks © Mars, Incorporated 2014
All Rights Reserved